05.17
So, I got out last night for the first ride of the season 
I met up with Ben for a nice muddy(ish) bash through the woods behind Stanmer Park in Brighton. Yesterday it rained nearly all day so the conditions were perfect for some hair-raising moments on the exposed chalk. You think ice is slippy? Poof! Let me tell you, being clipped into Shimano SPD’s whilst peddling like mad to maintain momentum through patches of sloppy mud and slick wet chalk isn’t a place for the feint-hearted! Ben was even on semi-slicks :!
My bike is in bad shape though – I think the rear shock needs some attention and the drivetrain could probably do with a little bit of cleaning and lubing too. Still, it was fit enough for last night’s ride – unlike me of course 
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